ArticleContraception2024
Use of telemedicine to obtain contraception among young adults: Inequities by health insurance.
Article in Contraception, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Tailored and Interactive Mobile Telehealth Contraceptive Counseling Compared With In-Person Care: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Pooled it
- Perceived Barriers to Care for Urinary Tract Infections in Emerging Adulthood.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Trial
- Provider perspectives on telehealth for contraceptive care: "the provider isn't going want to use it unless it's easy to use".Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Telehealth for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Evidence Map of Effectiveness, Patient and Provider Experiences and Preferences, and Patient Engagement Strategies.Clinics and practice · 2026Review
- Study protocol: ACCESS: (Advancing Contraceptive Equity and Service Uptake through Telemedicine in the US Safety-Net).Research square · 2025Article
- Feasibility of Sexual Health and Contraceptive Web Services for Adolescents and Young Adults: Retrospective Study of a Pilot Program on Reunion Island.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective of this study was to describe the use of telemedicine for contraception in a sample of young adults and examine differences by health insurance coverage. STUDY
designWe analyzed survey data collected from May 2020 to July 2022 from individuals at risk of pregnancy aged 18 to 29 recruited at 29 community colleges in California and Texas. We used multivariable mixed-effects logistic regression models with random effects for site and individual to compare the use of telemedicine to obtain contraception by insurance status, sociodemographic characteristics, and state.
resultsOur analytic sample included 6465 observations from 1630 individuals. Participants reported using a contraceptive method obtained through telemedicine in just 6% of observations. Uninsured participants were significantly less likely than those privately insured to use contraception obtained through telemedicine (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.54; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.31-0.97), as were participants who did not know their insurance status (aOR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.29-0.99). Texas participants were less likely to use contraception obtained via telemedicine than those in California (aOR, 0.42; CI: 0.25-0.69).
conclusionsFew young people in this study obtained contraception through telemedicine, and insurance was crucial for access in both states. IMPLICATIONS: Although telemedicine holds promise for increasing contraceptive access, we found that few young adults were using it, particularly among the uninsured. Efforts are needed to improve young adults' access to telemedicine for contraception and address insurance disparities.
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